Patient and staff data stolen from NHS Scotland, attackers threaten leak
Claims emerged that sensitive patient and staff information had been stolen in a hack targeting NHS Scotland. INC Ransom claimed to have stolen 3TB of data and threatened to publish it. A hacking-related warning was later issued to all residents of Dumfries and Galloway.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- NHS Scotland
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed theft of sensitive patient and staff information; 3TB according to the attackers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- INC Ransom threatened to publish 3TB of data it claimed to have stolen from NHS Scotland.
- A cybersecurity expert urged people not to panic excessively over the NHS data leak.
- A warning related to the NHS hack was issued to all residents of Dumfries and Galloway.
5 related reports
- INC Ransom threatens to leak 3TB of NHS Scotland stolen data
- NHS Scotland allegedly had 3TB of data stolen
- Ransomware gang threatens to release 3 TB of sensitive information from NHS Scotland patients and staff
- Cyber expert urges against 'panic' over NHS data leak
- NHS hack warning issued to everyone in Dumfries and Galloway
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